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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Apr73.1ResignedAuguste-Julien-Pierre Fortineau, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Diégo-Suarez, MadagascarVicar Apostolic Emeritus
1 Apr72.3DiedCesare OrsenigoApostolic Nuncio to Germany
69.0DiedThomas Leighton WilliamsArchbishop of Birmingham, England, Great Britain
3 Apr73.1DiedBenedito Paulo Alves de SouzaBishop Emeritus of Espírito Santo, Brazil
59.2AppointedKarel SkoupyBishop of Brno, Czechia
4 Apr76.3RetiredHenri Delalle, O.M.I. †Vicar Apostolic of Natal, South AfricaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
BornGeorge Anthony Frendo, O.P.Archbishop Emeritus of Tiranë-Durrës, Albania
61.2ResignedHenri Friteau, C.S.Sp. †Vicar Apostolic of Loango, CongoVicar Apostolic Emeritus
6 Apr23.0Ordained PriestJosé Arana Berruete, O.A.R. †Priest of Order of Augustinian RecollectsPrelate of Chota, Peru
24.0Ordained PriestUmberto Betti, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorCardinal, Rector Emeritus of the Pontifical Lateran University
25.6Ordained PriestJosé Cerviño CerviñoPriest of Santiago de Compostela, SpainBishop Emeritus of Tui-Vigo, Spain
26.1Ordained PriestAlphonse Chantoux, C.SS.R. †Priest of Congregation of the Most Holy RedeemerPrefect Emeritus of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
46.3AppointedJohn Christopher CodyCoadjutor Bishop of London, Ontario, CanadaBishop
46.3AppointedJohn Christopher CodyTitular Bishop of ElateaBishop of London, Ontario, Canada
23.4Ordained PriestPietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia
24.5Ordained PriestWilliam Anthony HughesPriest of Youngstown, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus of Covington, Kentucky, USA
24.8Ordained PriestAntonio Lloren MabutasPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Davao, Philippines
7 Apr22.9Ordained PriestBruno ForestiPriest of Bergamo, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
28.1Ordained PriestDonal Joseph Murray, C.S.Sp. †Priest of Congregation of the Holy SpiritBishop Emeritus of Makurdi, Nigeria
8 Apr54.6AppointedWilliam (Wilhelm Anton) Neubauer, O.F.M. Cap. †Minister General of Order of Friars Minor CapuchinMinister General Emeritus
11 Apr65.8AppointedPaulin-Joseph-Justin Albouy, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Nanning [Nanning], China
66.7AppointedZenón Arámburu Urquiola, S.J. †Bishop of Wuhu [Wuhu], China
69.3DiedGiovanni BargiggiaBishop of Vigevano, Italy
58.5AppointedAssuero Teofano Bassi, S.X. †Bishop of Luoyang [Loyang], China
58.3AppointedStanislas-Gabriel-Henri Baudry, M.E.P. †Bishop of Xichang [Ningyüan], China
64.5AppointedJean-Marie-Michel Blois, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Shenyang [Mukden, Fengtien], China
38.1AppointedJoseph Blomjous, M. Afr. †Vicar Apostolic of Musoma-Maswa, TanzaniaBishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
38.1AppointedJoseph Blomjous, M. Afr. †Titular Bishop of BubastisBishop Emeritus of Mwanza, Tanzania
44.4AppointedRené-Désiré-Romain Boisguérin, M.E.P. †Bishop of Yibin [Suifu], ChinaBishop Emeritus
56.6AppointedTheodor (Hermann) Breher, O.S.B. †Bishop of Yanji [Yenki], China
67.8AppointedTheodor Buddenbrock, S.V.D. †Archbishop of Lanzhou [Lanchow], China
62.8AppointedIgnazio Canazei, S.D.B. †Bishop of Shaoguan [Shiuchow], China
47.0AppointedDomenico Luca Capozi, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Taiyuan [Taiyüan], ChinaArchbishop Emeritus
64.9AppointedAlexandre-François-Marie Carlo, M.E.P. †Bishop of Anlong [Lanlung], China
51.5AppointedCipriano Cassini, S.J. †Bishop of Bengbu [Pengpu, Peng-Fou], China
64.3AppointedRuggero Raffaele Cazzanelli, O.F.M. †Apostolic Administrator of Qichun [Kichow], ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Kichow [Qichun], China
54.2AppointedJoseph Zhou Jishi (Chow Chi-shih, Ceuziscee), C.M. †Bishop of Baoding [Paoting, Ching-Yüan], ChinaArchbishop of Nanchang [Nanchang], China
51.3AppointedFrancis Xavier Zhao Zhen-sheng (Chao Cheng-sheng), S.J. †Bishop of Xianxian [Sienhsien], China
42.6AppointedVitus (Guy) Zhang Zuohuan (Chang Tso-huan), S.V.D. †Bishop of Xinyang [Sinyang], ChinaBishop Emeritus
54.4AppointedJob Chen Qiming (Chen Chi-ming, Chen Ki-meng), C.M. †Bishop of Zhengding [Chengting], China
68.5CeasedMartino Chiolino, P.I.M.E. †Apostolic Administrator of Weihweifu, ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
53.2AppointedJohn Zhang Bide (Chang Pi-te)Bishop of Zhaoxian [Chaohsien], ChinaBishop Emeritus
77.4AppointedSimon Zhu Kai-min (Chu or Tsu Kai-min), S.J. †Bishop of Haimen [Haimen], China
47.0AppointedJoseph Zhang Runbo (Ciamgioenpuo, Chang Yuin-po)Bishop of Xuanhua [Süanhwa], ChinaBishop Emeritus
55.4AppointedMario Civelli, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Hanzhong [Hanchung], ChinaBishop of Jixian [Weihwei], China
60.1AppointedPatrick Cleary, S.S.C.M.E. †Bishop of Nancheng [Nancheng], China
50.2AppointedPhilippe Côté, S.J. †Bishop of Xuzhou [Süchow], China
59.7AppointedAndré-Jean-François Defebvre, C.M. †Bishop of Ningbo [Ningpo], China
48.2AppointedAlexandre-Joseph-Charles Derouineau, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Kunming [Kunming], China
64.3AppointedLéon Jean Marie De Smedt, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Xiwanzi-Chongli [Siwantze], China
63.4AppointedGustave-Joseph Deswazières, M.E.P. †Bishop of Beihai [Pakhoi], China
60.1AppointedJean-Joseph-Georges Deymier, C.M. †Archbishop of Hangzhou [Hangchow], China
43.2AppointedFrederick Anthony Donaghy, M.M. †Bishop of Wuzhou [Wuchow], ChinaBishop Emeritus
60.4AppointedLouis-Prosper Durand, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yantai [Yentai], ChinaBishop Emeritus
63.4AppointedJoseph Fan Heng-nfanBishop of Jining [Tsining], China
54.1AppointedAlfonso Maria Corrado Ferroni, O.F.M. †Bishop of Laohekou [Laohokow], China
59.7AppointedPietro Ermenegildo Focaccia, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yuci [Yütze], China
54.2AppointedFrancis Xavier Ford, M.M. †Bishop of Meixian [Kaying], China
74.0AppointedAntoine-Pierre-Jean Fourquet, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Guangzhou [Canton], ChinaArchbishop Emeritus
63.3AppointedEdward John Galvin, S.S.C.M.E. †Bishop of Hanyang [Hanyang], China
45.4AppointedValerian GraciasAuxiliary Bishop of Bombay, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop
45.4AppointedValerian GraciasTitular Bishop of ThennesusCardinal, Archbishop of Bombay, India
61.9AppointedAuguste-Ernest-Désiré-Marie Gaspais, M.E.P. †Bishop of Jilin [Kirin], China
71.6AppointedPierre-Henri-Noël Gubbels, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yichang [Ichang], China
51.9AppointedEdgar Anton Häring, O.F.M. †Bishop of Shuoxian [Shohchow], China
68.5AppointedAuguste Alphonse Pierre Haouisée, S.J. †Bishop of Shanghai [Shanghai], China
60.7AppointedGerardo Faustino Herrero Garrote, O.S.A. †Bishop of Changde [Changteh], China
67.7AppointedFranz Hoowaarts, S.V.D. †Bishop of Caozhou/Heze [Tsaochow], China
65.1AppointedJoseph Hu Ruoshan (Hu Joo-shan, Hu Jo-shan), C.M. †Bishop of Linhai [Taichow], China
72.8AppointedCelestin Ibáñez y Aparicio, O.F.M. †Bishop of Yan’an [Yenan], ChinaBishop Emeritus
69.4AppointedLouis Janssens, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Jinzhou [Jehol], ChinaBishop Emeritus
60.5AppointedLouis-Gabriel-Xavier Jantzen, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Chongqing [Chungking], ChinaArchbishop Emeritus
68.1AppointedCyril Rudolph Jarre, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Jinan [Tsinan], China
72.0AppointedFranciscus (Frans) Joosten, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Datong [Tatung], ChinaBishop Emeritus
61.3AppointedRembert Casimir Kowalski, O.F.M. †Bishop of Wuchang [Wuchang], China
42.8AppointedFranciscus Gerard Constantin Kramer, O.F.M. †Bishop of Changzhi [Luan], ChinaBishop Emeritus
49.8AppointedIgnacy Krause, C.M. †Bishop of Xingtai [Shunteh], ChinaBishop Emeritus
57.4AppointedTheodore Labrador Fraile, O.P. †Bishop of Xiapu [Funing], ChinaArchbishop of Fuzhou [Foochow], China
44.9AppointedPetronio Secundo Lacchio, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Changsha [Changsha], China
52.2AppointedRaymond Aloysius Lane, M.M. †Bishop of Fushun [Fushun], ChinaSuperior General Emeritus of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
65.7AppointedJoseph Louis Adhémar Lapierre, P.M.E. †Bishop of Siping [Szepingkai], China
61.3AppointedJean Larrart, M.E.P. †Archbishop of Guiyang [Kweyang], China
68.1AppointedEugène Joseph Hubert Lebouille, C.M. †Bishop of Yongping [Yüngping], ChinaBishop Emeritus
73.6AppointedFrancis Liu Jinwen (Liu Chin-wen, Liou King wen)Bishop of Fenyang [Fenyang], ChinaBishop Emeritus
50.8AppointedPietro Massa, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Nanyang [Nanyang], China
56.7AppointedFederico Melendro y Gutiérrez, S.J. †Archbishop of Anqing [Anking, Huai-ning], China
43.0Ordained BishopAlbert Gregory MeyerBishop of Superior, Wisconsin, USACardinal, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois, USA
63.6AppointedGaetano Mignani, C.M. †Bishop of Ji’an [Kian], China
62.6ResignedPaul Léon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M. †Vicar Apostolic of Peking [Beijing], ChinaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
65.4AppointedLouis Morel, C.I.C.M. †Archbishop of Hohhot [Suiyüan], ChinaArchbishop Emeritus
50.5AppointedThomas Niu Huiqing (Niu Hui-ching)Bishop of Yanggu [Yangku], China
57.1AppointedFrancisco Javier Ochoa Ullate, O.A.R. †Bishop of Shangqiu [Kweiteh], ChinaBishop Emeritus
60.0AppointedCutbert Martin O’Gara, C.P. †Bishop of Yuanling [Yüanling], China
58.5AppointedJohn Andrew O’Shea, C.M. †Bishop of Ganzhou [Kanchow], China
59.6AppointedRaffaele Angelo Palazzi, O.F.M. †Bishop of Hengyang [Hengchow], ChinaBishop Emeritus
50.9AppointedAdolph John Paschang, M.M. †Bishop of Jiangmen [Kongmoon], China
49.0AppointedFerdinando Fulgencio Pasini, O.F.M. †Bishop of Sanyuan [Sanyüan], ChinaBishop Emeritus
48.6AppointedHenry Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M. †Bishop of Zhoucun [Chowtsun], ChinaBishop Emeritus
72.5AppointedManuel Prat Pujoldevall, O.P. †Bishop of Xiamen [Hsiamen, Amoy], China
40.3AppointedWilliam Charles Quinn, C.M. †Bishop of Yujiang [Yükiang], China
75.8AppointedJacques-Victor-Marius Rouchouse, M.E.P. †Bishop of Chengdu [Chengtu], China
54.0AppointedTeodoro Schu, S.V.D. †Bishop of Yanzhou [Yenchow], China
55.4AppointedThomas Tien Ken-hsin (Tienchensing), S.V.D. †Bishop of Qingdao [Tsingtao], ChinaCardinal, Archbishop of Beijing [Peking], China
68.7AppointedJoseph Cui Shouxun (Tsui Shou-hsun, Tsoei Shou-hsün)Bishop of Yongnian [Yüngnien], China
54.1AppointedSylvester Philip Wang Tao-nan (Uamtaonan), O.F.M. †Bishop of Fengxiang [Fengsiang], China
61.9AppointedJohn Baptist Wang Zengyi (Wang Tseng-yi, Uamzemi), C.M. †Bishop of Anguo [Ankwo], China
65.3AppointedPierre-Sylvain Valentin, M.E.P. †Bishop of Kangding [Kangting], China
62.9AppointedEnrico Pascal Valtorta, P.I.M.E. †Bishop of Hong Kong [Xianggang], China
52.5AppointedPacifico Giulio Vanni, O.F.M. †Archbishop of Xi’an [Sian, Chang-An], ChinaBishop Emeritus of Sovana e Pitigliano, Italy
69.0AppointedJean de Vienne de Hautefeuille, C.M. †Bishop of Tianjin [Tientsin], ChinaBishop Emeritus
47.8AppointedCharles Joseph van Melckebeke, C.I.C.M. †Bishop of Yinchuan [Ningsia], China
67.4AppointedCharles Vogel, M.E.P. †Bishop of Shantou [Swatow], China
73.4AppointedFrancis Xavier Wang Zepu (Wang Tse-pu)Bishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], ChinaBishop Emeritus
64.5AppointedPaul Wang Wen-cheng (Uamuencem)Bishop of Nanchong [Shunking], China
59.7AppointedCharles (Karl) Weber, S.V.D. †Bishop of Linyi [Ichow], China
48.1AppointedJoseph Marie Yüen K’ai-chih (Yuan Kezhi, Yuen Ching-ping)Bishop of Zhumadian [Chumatien], China
44.9AppointedPaul Yü Pin (Yu Bin)Cardinal, Archbishop of Nanjing [Nanking], China
12 Apr60.5AppointedIgnacy SwirskiBishop of Siedlce, Poland
62.6AppointedTadeusz Paweł ZakrzewskiBishop of Płock, Poland
13 Apr BornOrlando BrandesArchbishop of Aparecida, Sao Paulo, Brazil
63.5AppointedJohn Francis D’AltonCardinal, Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland
25.0Ordained PriestJosé Méndez AsensioPriestArchbishop Emeritus of Granada, Spain
15 Apr BornAntonisamy FrancisBishop Emeritus of Kumbakonam, India
BornFernando FiloniCardinal, Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
BornMichael NearyArchbishop Emeritus of Tuam, Ireland
16 Apr25.0Ordained PriestCarlos José Santi Brugia, O.F.M. †Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Matagalpa, Nicaragua
17 Apr BornJesús Murgui SorianoBishop Emeritus of Orihuela-Alicante, Spain
18 Apr29.7Ordained PriestJoseph Xu ZhixuanPriestBishop of Wanxian [Wanhsien], China
20 Apr23.7Ordained PriestGilberto AgustoniPriest of Basel e Lugano, SwitzerlandCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Apostolic Signatura
BornGeorges Michel Bakar, Ist. del PradoProtosyncellus Emeritus of Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan (Melkite Greek)
67.4DiedGeorges-Eugène-Emile ChoquetBishop of Tarbes et Lourdes, France
23.9Ordained PriestPio LaghiPriest of Faenza, ItalyCardinal, Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Catholic Education (for Institutes of Study)
25.3Ordained PriestJosé Guadalupe Padilla LozanoPriest of Guadalajara, Jalisco, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Veracruz, México
BornGeorge Arthur SheltzAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA
21 Apr34.3Ordained PriestBarthélémy MalungaPriest of Kamina, Congo (Dem. Rep.)Bishop Emeritus
BornJuan José Omella OmellaCardinal, Archbishop of Barcelona, Spain
22 Apr BornJosé Figueroa GómezBishop of Granada en Colombia
23 Apr BornManoel dos Reis de FariasBishop Emeritus of Petrolina, Pernambuco, Brazil
58.2AppointedAlfredo PaciniTitular Archbishop of GermiaCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
58.2AppointedAlfredo PaciniApostolic Nuncio to HaitiCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
58.2AppointedAlfredo PaciniApostolic Nuncio to Dominican RepublicCardinal, Official of the Roman Curia - Other
24 Apr71.0DiedJean KurioBishop of Amadiyah (Chaldean), Iraq
BornGiuseppe Piemontese, O.F.M. Conv.Bishop Emeritus of Terni-Narni-Amelia, Italy
26 Apr61.8DiedDaniel Joseph HannonBishop of Menevia, Wales, Great Britain
BornAugustine KasujjaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Belgium
BornEdouard Kisonga Ndinga, S.S.S.Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Kinshasa, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
27 Apr64.8AppointedPietro DibTitular Bishop of Tarsus dei MaronitiBishop of Le Caire {Cairo} (Maronite), Egypt
56.1AppointedJohn Raphael HaganAuxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
56.1AppointedJohn Raphael HaganTitular Bishop of LimataAuxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
BornPablo Hernando Moreno, O.S.A.Priest of Order of St. Augustine
47.2AppointedJames Donald ScanlanCoadjutor Bishop of Dunkeld, Scotland, Great BritainArchbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
47.2AppointedJames Donald ScanlanTitular Bishop of CymeArchbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
40.2AppointedIgnace ZiadéBishop of Alep [Beroea, Halab] (Maronite), SyriaArchbishop Emeritus of Beirut {Bairut} (Maronite), Lebanon
28 Apr43.2Ordained BishopRamón José CastellanoTitular Bishop of FlaviasArchbishop Emeritus of Córdoba, Argentina
22.8Ordained PriestGustaaf JoosPriest of Gent {Ghent, Gand}, BelgiumCardinal, Cardinal-Deacon of San Pier Damiani ai Monti di San Paolo
24.0Ordained PriestGerald MoverleyPriest of Leeds, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus of Hallam, England, Great Britain
BornSalvador Rangel Mendoza, O.F.M.Bishop Emeritus of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Guerrero, México
43.1Ordained BishopLionel Scheffer, O.M.I. †Titular Bishop of IsbaVicar Apostolic of Labrador, Québec, Canada
42.8Ordained BishopJuan Pedro Zarranz y PueyoBishop of Plasencia, Spain
29 Apr65.2AppointedYousef VII GhanimaTitular Archbishop of MartyropolisPatriarch of Babylon {Babilonia} (Chaldean), Iraq
30 Apr BornLuigi PezzutoApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Bosnia and Herzegovina
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